Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, lawmakers say they want answers but disagree on what role Congress should play right now.

Irvo Otieno was transferred from jail to a state mental health facility on March 6. Prosecutors say he was handcuffed during the intake process and "smothered" by seven deputies for some 12 minutes.

DuBalle says the legislators behind a new law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art: "They think that every drag performer is doing something hypersexual or obscene."

A bill to repeal authorization of the use of force in Iraq has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate. A final vote in the chamber could come near 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.